Coming together Quote by Denis Johnson

“It’s the process of being minimized, invalidated, silenced. It’s the process of being subjected to whatever someone else thinks I owe them. It’s the…

— Agnostic Zetetic

“But rape was not what one did to women. Rape was what one felt when one's back was against the wall and one had…

— Richard Wright

“Rape is a crime of violence and sex is the weapon.”

— Janet Bode

“Rape is about power, not sex. It's about using force or the threat of it to take control over another person.”

— Michelle Hodkin

“Break her heart; like raping a virgin girl.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“Rape is rape. Whether marital, non-penetrative and the rest.”

— S. A. David

“Since when did raping one’s wife become a proof of love?”

— S. A. David

“It never ceases to amaze, how often sex and love lead to murder and hatred.”

— Sparkle Hayter

“When rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it.”

— Lawrence Block

“[Referring to rape] It already is bigger than everything else. It lives in front of me, behind me, next to me, inside me every…

— Daisy Whitney

“Love heals violence and all its sources”

— Bryant McGill

“Romantic love continues the status quo in which we both are victimized and victimize each other.”

— Dorothy Allison